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US Military Policy Is Stoking the Risk of Nuclear War on Korean Peninsula
As Trump and Harris bicker over North Korea, the US military lays plans that could bring nuclear tensions to a brink.
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The Right Wants Us to Submit to Nihilism. Here Is Where I’m Searching for Hope.
Right-wing forces benefit if we succumb to the idea that nothing can change and that no action makes a difference.
Kentucky Gov. Beshear Signs Ban on Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ Youth
Studies have conclusively demonstrated that conversion therapy leads to increases in suicidal ideation and attempts.
House Passes Bill to Label Products From West Bank Settlements “Made in Israel”
“Let’s be clear. A vote for this bill would further support the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians,” said Rashida Tlaib.
700 Wounded, 25 Dead After Lebanon Hit With Second Wave of Device Explosions
The attacks, which humanitarian groups noted are likely war crimes, are an escalation by Israel.
As a Former Hostage of the Palestinian Resistance, I Refuse to Support Genocide
Reckoning and dealing with Israel's culpability, not vengeance, is the only path to ending this recurring nightmare.
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For-Profit US Health Care System Still Ranks Last Among Peers on Key Metrics
People in the US “live the shortest lives and have the most avoidable deaths,” a new analysis concludes.
Arab American Leader Maya Berry Responds After GOP Senator’s Racist Questioning
Berry says the experience illustrated the very problem of dehumanization the hearing was meant to address.
The Government Will Shut Down on October 1 Unless Congress Acts
“House Republicans have proven they’re more interested in imposing Trump’s dangerous agenda,” said Rep. Brendan Boyle.
UK Uses Terrorism Law to Silence Palestine Solidarity Activists and Journalists
Amnesty International lawyer Julia Hall says the use of the UK’s Terrorism Act has escalated since October 7.
“The Project 2025 chapter on the Department of Justice was written by Gene Hamilton, an architect of Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy, which separated immigrant children from their parents at the border.”
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
We can’t look away from Israel’s genocidal violence against Palestinians — or the movement for a free Palestine.
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Kentucky Gov. Beshear Signs Ban on Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ Youth
Studies have conclusively demonstrated that conversion therapy leads to increases in suicidal ideation and attempts.
In New AIDS Activist Memoir, Keiko Lane Aims to Articulate the Inexpressible
Keiko Lane was 16 when she joined ACT UP. Decades later, she describes how that activism was a kind of mutual aid.
Project 2025’s Anti-Trans Agenda Would Endanger Families Across the US
The vision for Trump’s second term would seek to expand draconian anti-trans policies, particularly targeting children.
Instead of Ignoring Trans Rights at DNC, Dems Should’ve Vowed to Protect Them
Democrats seem to think that the issue — which carries life-or-death stakes — is too divisive to address.